Maternity care failings in Shropshire stretch back four decades
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6656 (Published 22 November 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6656
- Jacqui Wise
- London
What is this leaked report?
Midwife Donna Ockenden is leading an independent review of maternity care, including cases of serious and potentially serious concern, at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal.1 The report, leaked to the Independent newspaper, appears to be a confidential status update submitted last February, produced at the request of NHS Improvement and not meant for publication.2
When was the review set up?
The Ockenden inquiry was set up in 2017 by the then health secretary for England, Jeremy Hunt, in response to a campaign led by two sets of parents: the Stanton-Davies, whose daughter Kate died shortly after birth in 2009, and the Griffiths, whose daughter Pippa died shortly after birth in 2016.
What is the scope of the Ockenden inquiry?
The inquiry was initially asked to examine 23 cases in which failings in maternity care were alleged. In August 2018 its scope was expanded to look at 40 cases between 1998 and 2017, …
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